On another, it plays out the most dysfunctional family relationship of all ... But given the scale of the environmental crisis, it’s slim pickings ... As David Wallace-Wells put it in Slate, “In the many zombie apocalypses of this era of ecological anxiety, the zombies are invariably rendered as an alien force, not an endemic one....

"And, if there's any additional terrorist attack without Pakistan having made a sustained, sincere effort against these groups, it would be extremely problematic for Pakistan and it would cause re-escalation of tensions, which is dangerous for both countries," the official said ... "It's early to make a full assessment," the official said....

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan security forces detained a key aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido in a raid on his home early Thursday, an opposition lawmaker said. Lawyer RobertoMarrero was taken by intelligence agents in the overnight operation in Caracas, said lawmaker Sergio Vergara, whose nearby residence was also searched ...The U.S ... ....

McCain’s allies suggested it was time for that to change ... Trump was furious, and it showed even in the days after McCain’s death last August. The administration lowered the American flag over the White House to half-staff when McCain died on a Saturday, but then raised it by Monday....

Relations between Qatar and its neighbour are already strained after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Doha in June 2017 over allegations that it supports terrorism, a charge Qatar denies ... adheres to its commitment to the ......

Legally speaking, it’s 18 ... ‘It’s a much more nuanced transition that takes place over three decades ... ‘I guess systems like the education system, the health system and the legal system make it convenient for themselves by having definitions ... It’s a continuous process rather than having a clear, obvious end point that applies to everyone....

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London (CNN)Facebook acknowledges its systems failed to catch the livestream video of the New Zealand mosque attack, shedding new light on how the company became aware of the video ... Facebook said when the video was live, fewer than 200 people watched it. The video was later viewed 4,000 times before Facebook took it down....

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Hamas appears to have forcibly suppressed a rare uptick of public dissent in Gaza, beating and arresting scores of people over the past week who were demonstrating against price rises and dire living conditions across the strip ... But following riot police attacks since last week, it was not clear if the strike would go ahead .......

The exchange’s trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, announced he has either approved or disapproved creditors’ claims and has also notified the Tokyo District Court about steps taken.Square plans to hire several new engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives and will now be giving the option for employees to be paid in Bitcoin....

It also comes as celebrities and even world leaders on the run have chosen Dubai as a safe haven ...It is also unclear what is meant by “royal family.” The UAE’s seven emirates are overseen by hereditary rulers who hold absolute power ... Yet it also has drawn world leaders seeking to escape their own countries....

Israeli and U.S. officials say they expect that an announcement on U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan could come as early as Prime Minister Binyamim Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week ... While U.S ...Israel has long urged the U.S. to recognize its sovereignty over the Golan Heights region ... PrintEmailGmail. ....

However, she reportedly backed down after the threat of Cabinet resignations by Brexiteer ministers, who feared it could spell the end of their hopes of leaving the EU ...Anna Soubry, who quit the Tories to join the breakaway Independent Group, described it as the “most dishonest and divisive statement from any Prime Minister”....